Long Island poet Matt Pasca gives it all up and at the same time transforms us in his engaging poem "Traitor Psalm".
Tag: parenthood
Plant Hands
Letting go as a pathway to new life BY SARAH WAYLAND SMITH
Anna Buynova – Lemonade
Russian-American poet Anna Buynova's poem "Lemonade" is a perfect draught to ease readers into the languid heat of August.
Songbird Birdsong
BY PAMELA AYO YETUNDE - A retelling of the Buddhist legend of Kisa Gotami, bereaved mother Keisha comes to a Buddhist Monastery for guidance.
Danielle Pieratti – Rubric for Burying a Hen
Danielle Pieratti's 'Rubric for Burying a Hen' is a heartbreaking account of what it is to fail to sustain someone or something in our care.
Carol Barrett – Esther Talks to Her Unborn Child
Poet Carol Barrett's poem is spoken in the voice of biblical Queen Esther, from the Tanakh or Old Testament Book of Esther.
Laura Johnson – To the Daughter I Never Had
Iowa poet Laura Johnson's "To the Daughter I Never Had" is a heart-rending work of what could have been, of loss, absence, and missed opportunities.
Kit Evans – When We Go to That Museum You Liked
Like the all-encompassing color field paintings of Mark Rothko mentioned in Kit Evans' poem, this little piece commands our attention, while also leaving things unsaid.
A Love Letter to Nathaniel
BY KATE TAGAI - Love only needs an instant to unfurl, and no one knows this better than the mother of a child she only knew for a few days.
Philip Booth – First Lesson
A father teaches his daughter the art of buoyancy and incants a blessing for her survival.